Mammals!

What is a Mammal? What is a Mammal?

Observe the Cheetah and it’s skeleton below. What do you notice?

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 What is a Mammal?
Mammals!
Observe the Cheetah and it’s skeleton below. What do you notice?

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 What is a Mammal?
Mammals!
• has fur or hair
Observe the Cheetah and it’s skeleton below. What do you notice?
 • has a backbone (vertebrae)

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 • have large nostrils
to breathe in air
for their lungs and heart.
• make milk for young to eat
and drink
 What is a Mammal?

1. Mammals must breathe air.

Mammal Characteristics
{What is a mammal? These are the facts!}

2. Mammals are warm-blooded.

3. Mammals have hair or fur.

4. Mammals are vertebrates.

5. Mammals birth live babies.

6. Mammals take care of their babies.

7. Mammals give their babies milk.

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Now let’s practice together.
What is a Mammal?
Am I a Mammal?
Observe each animal, then below it’s picture circle whether you think it is a mammal or not a mammal.

Squirrel Hawk

Mammal Not a Mammal Mammal Not a Mammal

Butterfly Opossum
Mammal
Not a Mammal

Mammal Not a Mammal Mammal Not a Mammal

Turtle Challenge Animal! Brontothere

Mammal Not a Mammal Mammal Not a Mammal

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Now we are going to take a tour of the
Natural Museum of History.

We are going to investigate and look at

animal exhibits.
 What is a Mammal?
My Mammal!
Pick a mammal and draw a picture of it below! Label it with 2 things that tell you it’s a mammal.

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